Hey everyone!! I've been stalking this forum for a few months now as I've been jumping through all the hoops my insurance required for surgery. I finished up all my requirements last month and found out yesterday that my surgery has been approved and scheduled for October 2nd, 2018. I'm a 24yr old female, 230lbs, 5'2 and this will be my first surgery. I'm extremely anxious about it and have had the last 6 months to drive myself crazy looking up all the information I can about it. I go back and forth from almost giving myself a panic attack to being eerily calm about the whole thing. I'm not worried about backing out, I'm simply not that type of person. I'm more worried about how to keep my anxiety in check as my surgery date moves closer. I'm worried over all the normal things such as the possibility of death, complications and extreme pain. Everyone seems to have such varied experiences that I really have no idea what to expect, which has me expecting the worse. I'm mainly just looking for advice, support, words of encouragement, prayers.. etc. Thank you guys!

You'll be fine, don't let the anxiety take control of you. There really is no need for it. I was as you say "eerily" calm all the way through the entire procedure. I had thoughts about the concerns but I look at things as " If it happens it was meant to" and I don't dwell on them.

Anyway A HUGE Congrats to you for approval from insurance and getting your date.

It is an exciting prospect, only 10 days to my own RNY on September 5th, perfectly calm, anticipating the changes as something good, have my little bag half-packed, tying up what loose ends I can , praying that God is with me , watching, protecting. and loving me. It will be as it well be, I am calm and secure in that fact.